The Role Of Schizophrenia In Children

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by abnormal social behavior and the inability to understand reality. Common symptoms are false beliefs, confused thinking, hearing voices, reduced social engagement, and lack of motivation. Schizophrenia in children is especially tragic, as the child isn’t able to understand what is going on around them, and their world gradually becomes more and more fictional. There is no known cause for this disorder, though it is heritable, meaning that if a direct relative of a child has been diagnosed, it is more possible for that child to possess schizophrenia than a child with no close relatives with it. Schizophrenia is a form of psychosis and has been around since the late nineteenth century. Often,